Metals & Non-metals

• Science
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Metals & Non-metals

Put the steps in the right order.

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What is the correct symbol for copper?

1. cu
2. Cu
3. CU
4. cU

What is the correct symbol for silver?

1. Ag
2. AG
3. ag
4. aG

What is the correct symbol for iron?

1. FE
2. fE
3. fe
4. Fe

Gold (Au)

1. Element
2. Compound

Bronze (CuSn)

1. Element
2. Compound

Water

H​2​​O

1. Element
2. Compound

Magnesium (Mg)

1. Element
2. Compound

Magnesium chloride

MgCl​2​​

1. Element
2. Compound

What is the chemical symbol for...

Name the element with the symbol...

How can you tell CO is made from more than one element?

Why wouldn't I find carbon dioxide or water on the periodic table?

Metal or Non-metal?

Properties of Metals

Looks...

Feels...

Can...

How would you describe a metal? What do they look like/feel like? What can they do that other materials can't? What state of matter are they at room temperature?

Which property of metals is shown here?

1. Malleable
2. Conducts heat
3. Conducts electricity
4. High melting point

Which property of metals is shown here?

1. Ductile
2. Malleable
3. Conducts electricity
4. Shiny

Which property of metals is shown here?

1. Malleable
2. Conducts heat
3. Conducts electricity
4. High melting point

Sort the physical properties into metal or non-metal.

Metal

Non-metal

Shiny

Dull

Brittle

Malleable

Ductile

High melting point

Low melting point

Conducts electricity

Conducts heat

Doesn't conduct electricity

Conducts heat badly (insulates)

Suggest why hydrogen is often mistakenly labelled a metal on the periodic table.

Explain why frying pans are made from metal, but the handle is made from plastic.

Boron is a shiny, grey solid. It is a good insulator and poor conductor of electricity. It has a very high melting point of 2077 . Would you class boron as a metal or non-metal and why?

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